| dc.contributor.author |
Tharme, Rebecca |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Finlayson, Max |
|
| dc.contributor.author |
McCartney, Matthew |
|
| dc.contributor.author |
Williams, Sandy |
|
| dc.contributor.author |
Jayawardena, Sharni |
|
| dc.date.accessioned |
2009-08-24T20:39:35Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2009-08-24T20:39:35Z |
|
| dc.date.issued |
2006 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/10535/4661 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
"The trade-off between environmental protection and development is most acute in dynamic and complex ecosystems such as wetlands. Wetlands 'work' for society. They maintain environmental quality, sustain livelihoods and support biodiversity. However, socio-economic pressures mean that we are now pushing wetlands to work even harder, for example, by producing more crops or grazing more cattle. History shows that 'over-working' wetlands can cause them to change significantly often with negative effects on the communities or even civilizations that depend on them." |
en_US |
| dc.language |
English |
en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Water Policy Briefing, no. 21 |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
wetlands |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
environmental policy |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
environmental protection |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
biodiversity |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
ecosystems |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
sustainability |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
agricultural development |
en_US |
| dc.title |
Working Wetlands: A New Approach to Balancing Agricultural Development with Environmental Protection |
en_US |
| dc.type |
Working Paper |
en_US |
| dc.type.methodology |
Summary Report |
en_US |
| dc.publisher.workingpaperseries |
International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
en_US |
| dc.subject.sector |
Land Tenure & Use |
en_US |